Example sentences of "they do not [verb] [to-vb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is still widespread popular belief in the efficacy of practising such ‘ relevant ’ skills , even though research clearly indicates that such practice is largely futile : if pupils are unable to master a skill fairly quickly they do not appear to improve subsequently . |
| 2 | The sailors have local institutions , but , from causes not unconjecturable , they do not appear to help forward the cause of seafarers . |
| 3 | Learners require opportunities for both form-focused and function-focused practice in the development of particular skill areas , and if one or the other is lacking they do not appear to benefit as much … |
| 4 | Although they are probably sexually transmitted , they do not appear to produce much in the way of symptoms in either men or women . |
| 5 | Residents of the Morfa flats are saying they do not want to live here ever again . ’ |
| 6 | They do not want to operate independently because they are unable to do so . ’ |
| 7 | They do not purport to explain fully why peripheral areas are in the condition in which they find themselves , nor do they regard one dimension ( in this case , the political ) as offering the complete explanation . |
| 8 | This may cause a panic test on the charging unit , but if they have already taken and passed a panic test due to Fanatic casualties that turn then they do not have to test again . |
| 9 | About half of the people detained under Immigration Act powers in general do not wish to challenge the decision that they should leave but they need help winding up their affairs here , contacting their friends and families and pressing the Home Office to process their cases quickly so that they do not have to spend unnecessarily long periods in prison . |
| 10 | When there are many dislocations they do not have to move far before two or more dislocations meet . |
| 11 | It may be an appointment to meet a business colleague , or a promise to collect the children from a party so that they do not have to walk home in the dark . |
| 12 | They do not need to do so — for much of the time at least — simply because things work that way in any case ’ . |
| 13 | Baroness Hooper 's letter states on the first page with regard to student loans : ‘ Students are not obliged to take up a loan if they do not need to do so and indeed Jeffrey has not availed himself of the facility . ’ |
| 14 | The real merit in this suggestion is that it is based upon ( in principle ) easily observed magnitudes those calculating the bonus need know only about price , output and cost levels in each period ; they do not need to estimate either demand or cost functions . |
| 15 | Because of their body size they do not need to hunt very often . |
| 16 | If treated well , they will protect the household from evil spirits and undertake chores in the kitchen , though they do not like to go outdoors . |
| 17 | Given their manpower resources , it is not reasonable to expect the police to be able to enforce rigorously a large-scale , blanket speed limit in residential areas and it is apparent that they do not try to do so . |
| 18 | Erm but erm I I merely pose it as as an indication that erm it is possible for local authorities to erm not open the door to development , speculative development , er if they do not wish to do so erm because it does not ride override existing structure plan policies . |
| 19 | This is , of course , a question which the HMI team , in a brief 17 pages of text and after a seven-day visit , can hardly address ; and to do them justice they do not attempt to do so . |